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a
: a bank of keys on a musical instrument (such as a piano) that usually consists of seven white and five raised black keys to the octave
b
: a musical instrument that is played by means of a keyboard
2
: a group of systematically arranged keys by which a machine or device is operated
a computer keyboard
3
: a board on which keys for locks are hung
keyboarded; keyboarding; keyboards
: to enter (data, text, etc.) by means of a keyboard
keyboard a manuscript
… he would like her to drop her copy off and have it keyboarded into the system by someone else.—
Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood
: to operate a machine (as for typesetting) by means of a keyboard
keyboarder
noun
Examples of keyboard in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebFrederick Reimers, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
Cangelosi, now in his 90s, retired from the keyboard, but not the rink.
—Liz Brown, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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Noun
Interestingly, on all three of the platforms, users don’t limit their productivity to typing on keyboards.
—Frederick Reimers, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024
Cangelosi, now in his 90s, retired from the keyboard, but not the rink.
—Liz Brown, New York Times, 22 May 2024
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“Keyboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keyboard. Accessed 3 Jun. 2024.
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